Summer top knitting pattern - Seychelles tee

 My New Summer Design is Off the Needles! Please Welcome the Seychelles Tee! 🌸

I'm thrilled to introduce my latest creation, the Seychelles Tee! This stylish top is knitted with DK weight yarn in a bamboo and cotton blend, making it perfect for hot summer days. The cotton fiber helps the garment retain its shape, while the bamboo adds softness and breathability.

Design Features:

• Crop Boxy Silhouette: Trendy and flattering, perfect for pairing with high-waisted shorts or skirts.

• Round Neck: Classic and versatile for any look.

• Slightly Dropped Shoulder: Adds a relaxed and comfortable fit.

• Minimal Seams: Knitted in the round up to the underarms to minimize seaming, with neck and armhole bands also knitted in the round. Only the shoulder seams need to be sewn.

Unique Details:

• Elongated Stitches: These create beautiful lacy stripes on a stockinette background for a polished and stylish look.

Whether you’re heading on holiday or planning a city stroll, this top is easy to style with any outfit. Knit it in your favourite summer yarn and add a splash of colour to the lacy stripes for your own unique garment.

Pattern Details:

• Size Inclusive: Written for sizes from XS to 3XL.

• Photo Tutorial: Includes a handy photo tutorial for elongated stitches, making it easy to follow along.

✨ Why You’ll Love It:

• Breathable and Comfortable: Ideal for warm weather with a bamboo-cotton blend.

• Effortless Style: Pairs easily with your summer wardrobe.

• Quick Knit: Enjoy a satisfying and fun project.

The knitting pattern for the Seychelles Tee is now available on Ravelry . Grab your needles and yarn, and start your summer knitting adventure today!

To celebrate the pattern release enjoy special discount for blog readers  - 15% off on Ravelry with code BL15

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Glamrock tee - pattern release

 Hello fellow knitters! Today I’d like to share my new summer design – Glamrock tee.

This top is perfect addition to any summer wardrobe as it can be easily combined with almost everything – skirts, shorts, trousers. Knitted in sport weight cotton yarn yarn, Glamrock tee features boxy silhouette, dropped shoulders and boat neckline.

Thanks to the plenty of positive ease and openwork around shoulders the top will keep you cool and comfortable.

The top is knitted on straight needles and seamed. For this project I used BC Garn Alba GOTS yarn, which is lovely cotton yarn for any summer project. 

Knitting pattern for Glamrock tee is written for sizes XS to 3XL and available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts

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Pattern release - Glamrock Sweater

Last summer I have treated myself with a few types of unusual yarn from ITO. Most of their yarns are lace weight which is good for shawls but to get a light weight garment it should be knitted in two strands of yarn hold together. This gives you a chance to experiment and mix different fibres and create a new beautiful fabrics. So, today I’d like to share my first out of two new designs knitted with ITO yarn – Glamrock Sweater.

This sweater is knitted with two yarns – ITO Kinu and ITO Washi.

ITO Kinu is a 100% silk noil yarn, also called organic silk, as it is produced from the leftovers of spun filament silk. Differently colored fibers are blended for this silk yarn, to produce a melange effect. I used ITO Kinu in shade Chili Pepper.

ITO Washi is made of paper and viscose. It follows the tradition of noble Japanese paper yarns with an extremely silky softness. The paper is twisted with a rayon thread which gives the stability to the garments. Despite this yarn is made with paper it is washable. I used ITO Washi in neutral shade Angora.

To emphasize the beauty of the fabric created by these two yarns, I decided to knit a simple summer sweater with boxy shape and a lot of positive ease. Also, I decided to stick with very simple stitch so my choice was a stockinette stitch with horizontal purl rows every six rows.
The result is great, especially the feel of those yarns. The photos were taken in a very hot summer day (I completed the sweater last summer but wasn’t able to write a pattern) but despite on long sleeves I did not feel hot at all. The gentle light weight fabric was as my second skin. Sweater is turned out really light weight and breathable. 

The Glamrock Sweater can be knitted with two strands of any lace weight yarn or, alternatively, with single strand of Sport weight yarn. It looks beautiful in all shades -  solid, semi-solid or yarn with melange effect.

As I’ve already mentioned the sweater has a very simple construction – front and back are knitted separately bottom up. After shoulder seams are closed, the stitches are picked up for neck and sleeves. The neck is knitted in the round, while the sleeves are knitted back and forth top down, which allows to adjust the length on the go.

Another good thing about this pattern is that it is size inclusive. The pattern is written for wide range of sizes from XS through 5XL. It can be purchased on Ravelry.

To celebrate the pattern release I would like to offer you 10% off on Ravelry until 25th of May. Use code GLAMROCK10 to get your discount.

List of recommended sport weight substitutes:
- Malabrigo Arroyo
- The Yarn collective Rivoli Sport
- Phildar Merino 3.5
- The Fibre Co. Road to China Light
- Schachenmayr Catania Denim
- Cascade 220 Superwash Sport

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